Rape culture refers to a societal environment where sexual violence is normalised, excused, or trivialised.
Sexual desire or show of power?
The 18-year-old daughter of a July uprising martyr was found dead at her house in Dhaka’s Adabor last night.
Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women exist to be controlled.
Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0 exposed how society punishes silence, mirroring real-world abuse victims’ struggles. Women endure mistreatment yet face blame for not resisting. Vulnerability isn’t consent. Change starts by holding perpetrators accountable, not victims. Will we finally act?
Dhaka Metropoli-tan Police (DMP) Commissi-oner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has expressed regret over his recent remarks regarding rape, following widespread criticism.
The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner
International Women’s Day highlights progress, but safety remains a crisis in Bangladesh. Weak law enforcement, victim-blaming, and moral policing enable violence. Real change demands stronger laws, faster justice, safer spaces, and an end to impunity for harassers.
In 2025 Dhaka, heroism is redefined—harassing women earns public praise while real courage is silenced. Morality policing thrives, overshadowing justice. Fear replaces freedom, leaving true heroes unheard as society rewards those enforcing oppression instead of challenging it.
Rape culture refers to a societal environment where sexual violence is normalised, excused, or trivialised.
Sexual desire or show of power?
The 18-year-old daughter of a July uprising martyr was found dead at her house in Dhaka’s Adabor last night.
Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women exist to be controlled.
Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0 exposed how society punishes silence, mirroring real-world abuse victims’ struggles. Women endure mistreatment yet face blame for not resisting. Vulnerability isn’t consent. Change starts by holding perpetrators accountable, not victims. Will we finally act?
Dhaka Metropoli-tan Police (DMP) Commissi-oner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has expressed regret over his recent remarks regarding rape, following widespread criticism.
The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner
International Women’s Day highlights progress, but safety remains a crisis in Bangladesh. Weak law enforcement, victim-blaming, and moral policing enable violence. Real change demands stronger laws, faster justice, safer spaces, and an end to impunity for harassers.
In 2025 Dhaka, heroism is redefined—harassing women earns public praise while real courage is silenced. Morality policing thrives, overshadowing justice. Fear replaces freedom, leaving true heroes unheard as society rewards those enforcing oppression instead of challenging it.
Our misogynistic attitude towards women is so normalised that it moves seamlessly across political parties, economic classes, and generational divides.
